Bumper for vehicles.



P. V. ELLIOTT.

BUMPER FOR VEHICLES. APPLICATION FILED Ammo. 19m.

Patented Feb. 4,1919.

l0 vobject of the invention is to providesl a or end of a frameisprovided with its own": I

' i i be spaced rom the remamlng portions of PEARL-V... ELLIOTT, orAKRON, onro.

summit son VEHICLES;

To oil whom it may concern: I 7 Be it known that I, PEARL V. ELLIOTT; acitizen of the United States, residing at Akron, in the county of Summitand State of Ulric have invented new and useful Improvements in Bumpersfor -Vehicles, of Which the following is a specification.

This invention relates. to bumpers for use on vehicles and is especiallyadapted for use in connection with automobiles.- The bumper for each endof each portion of the frame which is independent of the bumper on thecorresponding and opposite end of the frame and which'projects asuficient distance, from the vehicle to .cushion the" shock'due to acolli'sion between the vehicld particularly provision of and any otherobject. More the invention contemplates the a bumper attached to eachend of the frame or the springs of an automobile and averticallydisposed or perpendicular with respect to the roadway so that each;spring 1nd dent bumper or cushioning device.

ith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of partsconstituting the invention to vbe hereinafter specifically described andillustrated in the accompanying drawings which form a preferre tions andmodifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of thematter hereinafter claimed.

In the drawings in which similar refer- I ence numerals indicate likeparts in-the different drawings,

in. osition thereon, and

jg. 2 is a side elevation of the springs'of an automobile with my bumperattached thereto.

The subfiectmatter of the present irivention embodies a spring likemember attached toeach end of the frame or springs of an Specificationof Letters Patent.

mobile.

:' from but while in ment of the device with any other o art hereofwherein is shown the (i embodiment of the invention but it IS to beunderstood that changes, var1a-,

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Patented Feb. 4, 1919.

Application filed August 30, 1918. Serial No. 252,094.

automobile, more especially an automobile and comprises a strlpofresilient metal 1 formed 1n the general shape of the letter -T with theends thereof vertically disposed so that the main portion 4 between theends is substantially perpendicular to the road-' Way designated by thereference numeral In practice the ends 6 and 7 of the umpers are widelyseparated and are, atv tached respectively to the, springs 8 and 9 or tothe spring and the frame of an auto- The upper spring 9 is connectedwith the lower spring 8 by means of alink connection 10, this being theusual practice but othermeans for connecting the springs may beemployed'but as the same is unim 'port'ant'to the present invention,further description is believed to. be unnecessary. The ends 6 and 7.are clamped securely to the springs 8 and 9 bymeans of clips 11 and 12respectively so as to be removable thereagainst movement. The generalform of the spring omits the vertical portion 4 to the device, to permitan inbending of the portion 45in case of-collision or the engage- '-Itwill be apparent that by providing the bumpers as before described andpositioning them at the ends of the frame or at the ends of the sprin sof an automobile they afford sure and'sa e protection to thevehicleagainst damage due to engagement position are held firmly" ect.

with any bther object and as will be seen 7 they project beyond theother working por- V tions of the machine they afiord a safeguardagainst damage to the structure of the autoile. I Iclaimz. a I

A collision bumper for automobiles com prising a. strip of resilientmaterial bent into 'i the general rm of a T with the longer portion, ofthe bumper dis 'osed vertically or perpendicular to the roa way andmeans for securing the bumper to the vehicle.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set no hand.

y PEARL V. ELLIOTT.

